The Enabling Power of Grace

Hello friends and family! It is great to be able to write you all. So I'm a bit pressed for time this week because we are in charge of coordinating our Zone activity today, so sorry if this is a bit brief. So a couple more cool things about the area that I serve in. So Creighton University is actually right accross the street from where we live, and we go running there in the mornings. It's pretty cool. So the Conestoga branch was actually created for welfare purposes. They decided to make a branch where people who are poorer can get help and come to church and not feel judged because they don't have nice clothes. So they specifically drew the boundaries to include the poorest parts of Omaha. It's actually the smallest area in the whole mission, but we do a ton of work! We found 14 new investigators this week and are just teaching a ton of lessons. We have 10 people set for baptism next month, the most excitting and promising being the O'Conners. They are so awesome! They came to church yesterday and we went and visited them last night, and they were talking about how they've been to a lot of churches, and this is the one they feel that is the best, haha. They told us a ton of cool experiences that they've had while comming to church and reading from the Book of Mormon, and we're really excited for them to be baptized on the 7th of April. We're teaching them the Word of Wisdom today, so fingers crossed. Well, I see miracles everyday. It's definitely not easy, especially having to worry about a whole Zone as well, but it is worth it to wear away our lives in the service of God.
So Spiritual thought of the week is about Grace. Sometimes I think we are really confused about Grace, and how much effort we have to put forth for Christ's grace to be sufficient for us. All He asks of us is that we do our best. He doesn't only make up the rest, He makes everything. It is by His grace that we are able to be good and to change. It's not some sort of back up generator that kicks in when we've exhausted all of our efforts , it is the entire power system. We don't have to try to become like Christ on our own, He is always there to help us out, in the bad times, but also in the good as well. We may feel His presence more when we are tried, but He is alwayws there to lift us higher. Through Christ we can do all things, and so let us remember that, as we strive to be better, that we can tap into the unlimited power that Christ provides to us through His atonement. Love you all and hope you have an amazing week leading up to General Conference!

Godspeed,
Elder Kendall